Archive for June, 2008

by Lindsay Stordahl on June 30th, 2008
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Today is July 1 and the start of my new 30-day challenge. I am taking the suggestions of others and plan on teaching my mutt five new tricks in 30 days. He knows all the basics, plus a few fun ones like speak and high-five, and more useful commands such as drop, jump and climb it. The five commands I will teach Ace this month are bang (play dead), bucket (put his toy in a bucket), go long (run several yards out to r ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on June 29th, 2008
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………………………………………………………………………………….. There doesn’t seem to be a universal agreement here. I think it’s OK if a dog poops on someone’s lawn as long as the owner picks it up. A friend of mine disagrees, saying this is rud ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on June 28th, 2008
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by Lindsay Stordahl on June 26th, 2008
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by Lindsay Stordahl on June 25th, 2008
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………………………………………………………………………………….. This is part one of a two-part series on how I trained my mutt during the first two weeks he came to live with me. Click here for part two of the series. Ace came to me kennel trained (supposedly) ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on June 24th, 2008
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Newfoundlands just might be the most gentle dogs there are. Before I started my Fargo pet sitting and dog running business, I used to pet sit for a Newfoundland named Wallee. Wallee (pictured below, left) didn’t realize his size and liked to cuddle up next to me on the couch with his head in my lap. He was basically a giant puppy. He loved all people and all animals, typical of his breed. The breed was first us ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on June 23rd, 2008
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We all love dog movies. Growing up, I loved Milo and Otis, Homeward Bound, Beethoven, Lady and the Tramp and Old Yeller. OK, I still love these movies. If I watch a movie where a dog dies, it’s guaranteed I will start crying. I have to say Old Yeller is my favorite. He was a mutt, after all. Who’s your favorite movie dog? (Warning, this second video will make you cry.) ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on June 22nd, 2008
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…………………………………………………………………….. Ace did something bad last night. He bit my boyfriend in the face. This made me realize I cannot tolerate any aggressive behavior from my dog. The bite was a small puncture wound on the side of Josh’s nose, an inch or so below h ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on June 21st, 2008
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………………………………………………………………………………….. See my post on Scout here. ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on June 20th, 2008
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………………………………………………………………………………….. My mutt loves me no matter what. And he’s not afraid to show it, running to the door to see me even if I have been gone for three minutes to take out the trash. If only we could love ourselves ...